Britain Prepares Model Towns After War Ends
British architects plan postwar towns and cities with standardized bricks and materials. Lord Reith leads reconstruction efforts while Coventry is set as a test city for new town design, roads, and housing to eradicate slums and replace ruins with modern homes.
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Britain
New Britain
Arthur Greenwood
Ministry of Works
Lord Reith
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Works and Buildings
Birmingham
Coventry
Bristol
London County Council
City Corporation
London
D. E. E. Gibson
England
Gibson
Wren
Britain to absorb thousands of 16 year old cadets into new scheme
Cadet units in Great Britain, already numbering 23 000, will enroll thousands of 16 year olds under a national program for youth guidance. Uniforms including battle dress and gaiters will be supplied free by the War Office. Units will affiliate with Home Guard or Territorial groups for training and boys turning 17 will transfer automatically to the Home Guard. Plans for full training have been drawn up by the British National Cadet Association.
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Great Britain
War Office
Home Guard
British National Cadet Association
The
Association For
Leeds
Oxford
Cambridge
Royal Air Force
Fleet Air Arm
R.A.F
Board of Education
London School of Economics
Symbolic Canadian Coin Sent To Churchill During Visit
A Winnipeg engraver inscribed a Canadian dime with a famed message Churchill proclaimed to the world. A Winnipeg citizen bought the coin and sent it to Mr. Churchill as a souvenir during his Canada visit. The British Premier praised the workmanship and called the coin symbolic.
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Churchill
Winnipeg
Canada
Box of ancient skeleton found in Scottish woods
University of Edinburgh receives a prehistoric skeleton unearthed by road builders in Scotland. An inquest and scientific witnesses declared the man dead since about 1500 BC and likely without immediate relatives. A vase and relics accompany the remains.
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Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
Unlawful desertion punished in Soviet defence sector
State authority now governs worker departures with penalties. Two quitters in a defence industry received eight years in prison, while three others drew five-year terms. Also noted: Silver fox raised in captivity in the Dominion and Quebec turnips valued at 3,153,000 in 1939.
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Soviet Union
Dominion
Quebec
Pilot T. C. Rigler's 100 mile return to base wounded
The Toronto born Spitfire pilot PO. T. C. Rigler D F M 29 told his wife and parents of a mission in enemy territory where he was wounded in action and flew 100 miles home with a damaged radio and a useless right side. He landed safely after an operation and says he is OK now. He notes this is his first scratch after more than 100 sorties despite enemy damage to his plane.
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Rigler
Poole
Dorsetshire
O.K
Jerry
Not The Right One P. E. Flowers Lost Hub Cap
P. E. Flowers searched a 60 mile stretch from Moriarty to Albuquerque NY for a missing hub cap while returning home. He found 13 hub caps but none matched his.
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P. E. Flowers
Moriarty
Albuquerque
Peanut Is Not A Nut But A Legume
The peanut is misleadingly named as a nut but is a legume in the pea family. It contains protein comparable to a fresh egg or porterhouse steak, highlighting its surprising nutritional value.
Life Insurance Emerges in Canada in 19th Century
The article notes that life insurance first appeared in Canada around the mid 1800s, marking a key development in Canadian financial services. It situates the origin within a broader 19th century expansion of insurance offerings and commerce.
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Canada
Churchill's Strenuous Daily Routine Astonishes U S Press
The 67 year old Prime Minister Churchill astonishes the American public and White House aides with a demanding schedule. He wakes at 10, reads papers and dictates memos, has a large lunch, naps, then works until eight. After dinner he holds late conferences and often works midnight to four.
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Churchill
White House
Winnie
Ben Franklin
Washington
Siesta
Japanese Fishing Fleet Prompt Greater Caution in B C
Vancouver Sun notes the coast near Vancouver has a large Japanese fishing fleet and a dense Japanese population, with 1,800 fishermen and about 22,000 Japanese residents, contrasting with California where Japanese live mainly in interior valleys. The Winnipeg Free Press cites three cable companies and telegraph lines from Canadian stations. Critics of youth faced similar critiques twenty years ago.
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B.C
Pacific States
Vancouver Sun
Pacific Coast
U.S
Vancouver
California
Winnipeg Free Press
Quilt Pattern for Star Block Milky Way
A brief ad invites readers to cut patches into strips and sew them into a star block named Milky Way. Pattern 7171 includes a block chart, pieces, directions, yardage, color schemes, and a quilt illustration. Send 20 cents in coins to the Household Arts Department in Winnipeg to obtain it. no Alice Brooks pattern book exists.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Alice Brooks
Educational Facilities In The Old Land Adjusted To Meet Changed Conditions
The article notes BBC broadcasts aiding resistance in Norway Holland and Poland with clandestine news spreading fast. It traces wartime university changes in Britain, reduced male enrolment, increased nursing and factory work, deferments and training for civil service and national service, plus expanded aviation and technical courses for war needs.
German Stamp Trade Affects Foreign Exchange War Effort
London correspondent reports Germany runs a stamp trade to benefit from philatelic demand. The regime limits incoming trade of British Empire stamps while exploiting outgoing trade worth millions of pounds. Special issues created before war and for Occupied Territories drive collector value, with Vichy stamps bought for German use.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Germany
Occupied
Vichy
Good Luck Good-bye Voiced In Silent Farewell
Poetic farewell note by Amy L. Ratz praising courage and faith. It expresses the shift from saying good-bye to Good Luck, linking loved ones in silent support as ships land air and sea. A personal reflection on prayer, presence, and enduring loyalty.
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Amy L. Ratz
Bangkok history and Canadian cargo growth noted
The article notes canals once gave Bangkok the nickname Venice of the Orient and references a surge in Canadian post offices from 3,476 to over 12,000. It also mentions cargo vessels built in Canadian yards carrying lumber plywood wallboard and nails for housing and claims about Navajo medicine men in New Mexico.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Canada
Confederation
Type Of Infantry Tank Valentine Is Official Canadian Designation
The term Type Of Infantry Tank Valentine is stated as the proper designation of a Canadian built infantry tank. It is presented alongside other named types such as Matildas and Churchills as official names rather than nicknames.
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Canada
Human losses rise after wars and flu outbreaks
The article notes eight million deaths in four years of the First Great War and three influenza epidemics lasting six months that together killed over twenty one million people. It also cites scientists estimating peak human physical maturity at about twenty six years.
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